Ch. 186 MTF-Chapter 186
by AfuhfuihgsChapter 186
TonaYui. (3)
“Th-This can’t be…”
“I told you I’m different, didn’t I? Huh?”
Ten straight last-place finishes for me, five straight victories for you.
Smiling triumphantly, I looked at Inari, who was slumped in despair.
Still, this isn’t over. I’ve only repaid half of what I went through during those ten consecutive defeats.
– lololol
– As expected, Nacchan is invincible with Toya lol
– Tona-tsu (Toya+Natsu) is the best lol
– But isn’t Inari amazing for causing 10 losses in a row to begin with?
– You’ve already won 5 times, so 5 more to go lolol
– lol
“Nacchan, by any chance—”
“Nope. I’m not stopping until I win 10 times in a row.”
Where do you think you’re going, huh? Trying to run away?
“Hmph,” I snorted and immediately got ready for the next game.
If you dare stir up a gamer’s fighting spirit, you’ve gotta pay the price.
– lololol
– Now it’s Nacchan’s turn to dish out the torture, huh? lol
– Even in a team battle, Inari still can’t get first place lol
– The big showdown of “10 times in a row last place” vs. “Never once first place” might go to “Never once first place” lol
– You really should avoid being on the same team as Inari if you want to win lolol
– Poor Yucchan; she’s got to lose five more times…
– Yucchan’s about to end up losing 10 in a row out of nowhere lol
Huh, really?
But there was no helping it.
It’s your loss, Koyuki, for picking the wrong team.
Besides, you shouldn’t have laughed along with them in the first place!
When I shot a meaningful glance at Koyuki, she pouted her lips as if to say “You’re so mean.”
Mean?
What’s so mean about it?
“Inari’s the one who made me lose 10 times in a row, so you being on the same team as her is even meaner.”
“Tch, you’re the one who lost because you played badly, so why take it out on me?”
“I-I’m not taking it out on you!”
– lololol
– The truth hurts… lol
– Nacchan’s venting on Yucchan for no reason lol
– Not like Yucchan wanted to team up with Inari, right? lol
– The two pale and cute ones are at it lol
– Meanwhile Toya and Inari are watching with smiles lol
– They’ve got that “big sister” grin lol
While I was bickering with Koyuki, Toya placed a hand on my head and started petting it, as if to say, Calm down, calm down.
She didn’t speak, but her gesture was basically telling me to simmer down, so I shut my mouth.
Fine, I’ll hold back. I am the older one, after all.
“Who says you’re the older one?”
“I didn’t say anything.”
“I can read you even if you don’t say a word, you know?”
“The fact that you’re hung up on this just shows how childish you are, Yucchan.”
– They’re both refusing to lose an inch lol
– Seeing them squabble like that shows how close they really are lol
– But wait, Nacchan didn’t say anything out loud, right?
– Huh?
– Doesn’t look like they’re trying to hide it lol
– Right…?
– lol
Under the listeners’ perfectly reasonable suspicions, the next game began.
Though the team match started out as a plan to make Inari suffer a 10-loss streak, at this point it felt more like a contest over “which one of us is really the big sister.”
Hah, I’ve already won five times in a row—why would this time be any different?
“1 QUEEN.”
“Hmph…”
“… …”
“1 QUEEN.”
“…Hmm.”
A battle where we poured everything into reading each other’s thoughts.
Guessing each other’s bluffs… or concealing your own so you can’t be read.
And if that doesn’t work—
“Liar.”
“…Do you really think so?”
“You know why better than anyone, right, Natsu? Did you actually think you could fool me?”
“I’ve never once thought I could fool you.”
Koyuki’s confident smile didn’t last long.
She had declared “Liar,” but the card revealed wasn’t red—it was green.
“That’s why I tricked myself.”
“W-What…?”
With a crestfallen look, Koyuki lifted her gun and aimed it at her own head.
Click.
Too bad, looks like the first shot was a dud again.
I sighed, a little disappointed, and Koyuki’s gaze turned sharp.
“Do you really have to go this far?”
“The world of competition is merciless, Yucchan.”
I snorted, and Koyuki’s whole demeanor changed.
She wasn’t fooling around anymore. She was dead serious.
Right, Koyuki’s a genuine gamer too.
A gamer’s gamer, with the same blood running in her veins as mine.
“2 QUEEN.”
“Liar.”
Chhk—tik—
“1 KING.”
“Liar.”
Chhk—tik—
“3 ACE.”
“Liar.”
Chhk—tik—
A fierce back-and-forth of mind games. We kept testing each other, pushing our nerves to the limit. Neither of us was about to back down.
I’m absolutely going to win.
Toya and Inari, for some reason, looked delighted from the sidelines, grinning ear to ear.
“Ack, I’m dead! Sorry, Nacchan!”
“…I’m dead too. Sorry, Yucchan.”
– Now it’s a 1-on-1 match lololol
– There can’t be many chances left, right?
– Each of them has pulled the trigger about three times, from what I can see lol
– Who’d have thought we’d end up with these two alone? lolol
– I’m betting on Nacchan to win.
– I’m betting on Yucchan.
– lol
After a moment of intense back-and-forth, Toya and Inari got knocked out, leaving only me and Koyuki at the table.
They say enemies always meet on a narrow bridge, but…
…Well, actually, we’ve never really been “enemies,” so that’s not quite right.
“You sure about this, Yucchan? You want to keep going like this?”
“Heh, I’d rather you not get nervous, Natsu. Beating you at anything but full power wouldn’t be fun at all.”
“That’s exactly what I was going to say.”
“… …”
“… …”
This could be the final round.
My main goal is to stick Inari—who made me lose ten times in a row—with ten consecutive losses of her own. If I lose to Koyuki now, that plan basically fails.
In that sense, my real victory can only come after I notch five more wins.
I can’t stumble here.
‘…My hand isn’t bad.’
No, it’s not just “not bad”—it’s actually really good.
A playable Queen, two Queens in hand, plus a Joker.
I should be able to win no matter what happens.
Now, how do I win in a way that’ll leave a lasting impression?
—
[A sulking Yukitoki and our “Galju” teasing her.]
> (A video labeled: “Galju telling Yukitoki that teaming up with Inari was a bad move.” .MVI)
>
> NatsuNatsu…
>
> But honestly, it’s hard to disagree.
> Whenever someone teams up with Inari, everything goes up in flames. Lolol
└ (Reply) [Inari herself is basically the problem, lolol]
└ [The way these two bicker looks kinda familiar.]
└ └ [Isn’t it the same style as how Inari and Toya fight?]
└ └ [It’s even more WWE-level than that, lol]
└ └ [Nah, looks more like UFC if you ask me, haha]
└ [So Natsu wants 10 wins in a row, and you think you can escape? How brazen lol]
└ └ [(Natsu Black Island Con)]
└ └ [(Natsu: “Do not stand before the King.” Con)]
└ └ [(Natsu: “No ill will intended.” Con)]
└ [Inari was the one who cast the curse, so why is Yucchan the one paying for it? lol]
└ └ [Because she ended up on Inari’s team.]
—
[??? : Who said you’re the older one?]
> (A clip labeled: “Natsu shrugging while Yukitoki suddenly flares up.” .MVI)
>
> They’re both claiming to be the older one, and it’s hilarious lol
> But is the mic cutting out sometimes? It feels like I’m missing words, yet the conversation keeps going. It’s kinda confusing.
└ (Reply) [There’s a reason for that…]
└ [Go read some articles on twins, okay?]
└ └ [Why bring up twins all of a sudden?]
└ └ [There are loads of rumors that Yukitoki and our star (Galju) might be twins.]
└ └ [Wait, seriously? So it’s not just that they share the same “mama”?]
└ └ [They might actually share the same real mom, who knows lolol]
└ [I don’t know which one’s older, but watching them figure it out is so funny lol]
└ [They’re seriously showing all the signs of being twins lol]
└ └ [They’re so obvious about it that I actually like it lol]
└ └ [Twins often don’t fully realize how different they are from other people.]
└ └ [No one’s really being fooled; everyone’s in on it, haha]
—
**[??? : I have a way to counter you reading my mind.]**
> (A video labeled: “Yukitoki calls ‘Liar,’ but Natsu flips a valid card, then explains she tricked herself.” .MVI)
>
> Yukitoki: Do you really have to go this far?
> Natsu: In the world of competition, mercy doesn’t exist.
>
> Is this a movie or something? Lolol
└ (Reply) [They say nothing except “Liar” while showing cards, yet it’s so intense lol]
└ └ [They’re making Russian roulette look genuinely nerve-racking lol]
└ └ [It’s all about psychological warfare. Crazy.]
└ [Meanwhile Toya’s out, lol]
└ └ [Inari got eliminated too, lol]
└ [So now it’s a 1-on-1 showdown, huh? Wow…]
└ └ [If Natsu wins, I’ll toss “Buger.”]
└ └ [If Yukitoki wins, I’ll toss “Buger.” Same.]
└ └ [I’m on Natsu’s side!]
└ └ [Me too!]
└ └ [Same!]
└ [Basically whoever hits the live round first loses, seriously…]
└ └ [Isn’t that how Russian roulette works anyway—whoever hits the bullet first loses? lol]
└ └ [lolololol]
└ └ [lolololol]
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